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Biķernieki Church

Bikirnieki Church
Biķernieku evaņģēliski luteriskā baznīca (Bikirnieki Lutheran Church) is also known as Biķeru baznīca.
The church was built in 1766 and Herder was the first teacher here for 33 years.
Like many other Riga churches, Bikeru Church has the golden cockerel on top.

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Saint Albert's Catholic Church


Rīgas Svētā Alberta baznīca (Riga St. Albert's Roman Catholic Church) is built on Liepajas iela in 1901, in the year when Riga became 700 years old.
I guess it is named after Bishop Albert, the founder of Riga, although he was never canonized.
Saint Albert's church is the biggest Catholic church in Latvia, it is crowned with baroque towers.
Regular divine services are in Latvian and Polish languages.

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Riga Court

Rigas apgabaltiesa
Rīgas apgabaltiesa (Riga Regional Court) is the master piece of Latvian architecture located on Brivibas iela.
This building was built by first Latvian architecture Janis Fridrihs Baumanis in 1889. In fact Baumanis was the first Latvian man ever who got higher education.
Interesting fact is that this building was initially designed in shape of Russian Emperor's Crown.

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